Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 14/1/19
Phillip Theodore Pearson (1932-    )
Papers, 1961-1989, n.d.


Descriptive summary

creator:

Pearson, Phillip Theodore (1932-    )

title:

Papers

dates:

1961-1989, n.d.

extent:

0.21 linear feet (1half-document box)

collection number:

RS 14/1/19

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Phillip Theodore Pearson Papers, RS 14/1/19, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Phillip Theodore Pearson was born on November 21, 1932 in Story County, Iowa. He received his D.V.M. (1956) and Ph.D. (1962) from Iowa State University.

After receiving his D.V.M., Pearson interned at the Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts (1956-1957). He returned to Iowa State University in 1957 as an instructor in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, and later became an assistant professor (1960) and an associate professor (1963). In 1964, Pearson left Iowa State to go to the University of Missouri as Professor and Assistant Director of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. After only a year, he returned to Iowa State University as Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. In 1972, he was appointed Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, a position he held for seventeen years. He stepped down as dean in 1989, to resume teaching. Phillip T. Pearson retired from Iowa State University and became Professor Emeritus in 1996.

Pearson belongs to several professional organizations and honor societies, such as the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, Phi Zeta, and Alpha Zeta. He also received awards for his outstanding service to veterinary medicine and teaching, including the Riser Small Animal Award, Outstanding Teacher Award at Iowa State University, and the Gaines Award and Medal.

 

Collection description

This collection contains biographical information, speeches, correspondence, and information relating to the College of Veterinary Medicine, including accreditation reports, committees' materials, and documents relating to the Veterinary Medicine Complex.

 

Organization

Collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Accreditation report

1982

1

2

Accreditation report

1988

1

3

Biographical information

1961-1974

1

4

Budget

1975-1988, n.d.

1

5

Challenge fund

1983

1

6

Correspondence- Provost's Office

1988-1989

1

7

Faculty and Staff Convocation

1973

1

8

"The Gentle Doctor" 1st issue

1982

1

9

Internal Evaluation Committee

1978

1

10

Long-Range Planning Committee

1989

1

11

Mission statement

1984

1

12

Speeches and presentations

1978-1979, n.d.

1

13

Veterinary Medicine Complex (dedication ceremonies)

1976

1

14

Veterinary Medicine Complex (Regents)

1984-1987, n.d.

1

15

Veterinary Medicine Quadrangle (Site & Floor Plans)

n.d.